Means for applying liquid medicaments under pressure action



Jan. 18 1927 L. K. MOBLEY MEANS FOR APPLYING LIQUID MEDICAMENTS vUNDERPRESSURE ACTION Filed Feb. 26, 1921 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 A NTIS EPTEI1,614,532 Jan. 18, 1927. L. K MOBLEY MEANS FOR APPLYING LIQUIDMEDICAMENTS UNDER PRESSURE ACTION Filed Feb. 26, 1921 2 Sheets-Sheet 2,

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ANTISEPTI Patented 1a, 1921,

-. UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LEWIS xnurron MOIBLEY, or new YORK, n. Y nssrenon or one-m1- To .rosnrnREED LITTELL, or new 203:, n. Y.

MEANS FOR APPLYING LIQUBJ, IEDIGLHENTB D'KDER PRESS m ACTION.

' Application mm m as, 1021. semi Io. 448,218.

This invention relates to means for applying liquid medicaments underpressure action, and it has for its object to, provide an improved meansof this character which will possess advantages in point of convenience,economy, safety, facilit of operation, effectiveness, and general eciency.

Thejinvention has particular relation to the conditions of theapplication of me dicinal solutions according to'the improved methcd'asset forth in my application for patent Serial No. 311,947, filed July19,1919, and the means for carrying out said method as comprised in myapplication for patent Serial N 0. 313,371, filed July 25, 1919; but itwill be understood that my present invention and improvements areadapted for employ ment and eflective service under any circumstancesand conditions in which it is desired .to discharge in a jet or atomizedspray a meare particularly related, as above mentioned,

involve the placing of a liquid medicament in combination with a volumeof carbonic acid gas suflicient to carbonate the liquid medicinalolution to the desired degree of pressure in the reservoir chamber of anormally hermetically-sealed container, discharging a volume of thecombined solution from said container under the said pressure wherebythe liquid medicament isapplied by action of the gas, and simultaneouslywith said gaspressure discharge converting the combined solution at thepoint of ejection into the outer air and by the pressure action of thecombined gas into a medicated carbonated Spray- In: thus applying liquidmedicinal solutions under the inherent pressure action of the,

combined carbonic acid gas according to the conditions of the saidmethod as comprised in my precedin inventlon, 1f the means for strictand render inconvenient a wider range of use. I

The improved means as comprised in my present inventionprovide primarilya main permanent entity embodying all the control mechanism foreffecting the discharge of the combined solution or fluid under'itsinherent pressure action and adapted for employment 1n successivetemporary operative connection with separate normally hermeticallysealedcartridges orcontainers carrying the llquid medicinal solution or fluidunder the inherent pressure action of the combined gas.

The invention thus enables a wide latitude and unlimited range ofconvenient use and service under the conditions. as related to theapplication of liquid medicaments or fluids as above set forth, thepermanent dischargecontrol-unit or entity being adapted for successiveand variable employment with different temporary cartridge containersrespectively carrying all desired characters or formulas of liquidmedicaments or solutions or other fluids which it is desired to apply asa spray or jet under inherent pressure action. Important economicconditions and commercial advantages are also attained, in that thenormally hermetically-sealed cartridge containers can be placed upon themarket in a wide variety of contents, to supply any desired antiseptic,liquid medicament, solution. or fluid, under pressure action, andattached by the user to the permanent discharge-control entity foroperative service and thereafter detached and set aside for repeated useor discarded when the contents are exhausted.

My improvements are adapted for a wide range of convenient usage, butare especially related to the use of a small hand spraying-device forconvenient service and operation by Individual users in the applicatlonof antiseptics or medcmal solutions or fliuds under pressure to affectedparts or desired points, and enable the employment with one permanentdevice of various medicaments or fluids of different character orformula supplied in respective attachable and detachable cartridges orcontainers under inherent pressure conditions, and the improved meansalso afiord serviceable conditions of enhanced effectiveness andefficiency and convenience in dental and medical practices when a simpleand easily-handled medium is desired for the effective treatment ofcavities or other parts by a liquid medicament discharged as an atomizedspray under high pressure.

In the drawings v 1 Fi 1 is a side view of the main operative memberwhich constitutes as an entity the outlet-control and spraying means andis adapted for permanent use.

Fig. 2 is a vertical cross-section of the permanent outlet-controlmember.

Fig. 3 is a side view of one of the attachable and detachable cartridgesor containers in which the liquid medicinal solution or fluid issupplied under inherent pressure action.

Fig. 4 is a vertical cross-section of the temporary cartridge orcontainer.

Fig. 5 is a vertical cross-section, on an enlarged scale, showing thecomplete operative means with the permanent outlet-control member andthe temporary cartridge container in assembled and attached operativeposition.

Fig. 6 is an enlarged detail cross-section on the line 6-6, Fig. 2.

Fig. 7 is an enlarged detail cross-section on the line 77, Fig. 6.

Fig. 8 is a side view of a set of cartridges or containers as suppliedwith various different solutions or fluids and adapted for respectiveuse in connection with the permanent outlet-control member.

Corresponding parts in all the figures are denoted by the same referencecharacters.

Referring to the drawings, 1' designates the permanent discharge-controlentity which is ada ted foroperative connection attachably an detachblywith the temporary cartridges or containers. The member 1 carries allthe control mechanism for effecting the discharge of the medicament orfluid under its inherent pressure, and in the preferred constructionherein illustrated comprises'a cap piece, 2, carrying thedischargecontrol mechanism and serving as a top closure for a tubularbody or casing, 3, which isadapted to enclose and carry the temporarycartridge container, the cap-piece 2 and ,casing 3 being detachablyconnected as by a bayonet-joint, 4, as herein shown, or other suitablemeans, in whlch relat ve construction the cap-piece has a dependingcircumferential bottom flange, 5, corresponding to and firmly hold thelatter to its seat with relation to the outlet-control cap-piece 2.'

The ermanent cap-piece entity comprises a tubu ar bod having within itsbottom portion a charm er, 14, opening downwardly, the base ortion ofwhich chamber forms a seat for t e outlet to of the temporary cartridgecontainer un er the pressure action of the controlling spring 8, forwhich purpose said base portion, in the preferred construction isconical in contour, converging upwardly, and has its walls cushioned bya gasket or washer, as at 15, of rubber or other suitable material.Above the top portion of the initial chamber 14 and open- 1ng thereto isa supplementary chamber, 16, the closure of which is controlled by avalve 17.

In the particular class of devices or means to which my inventionespecially relates, it is desirable that said supplementary chamber 16be of relatively small dimensions and that its area under operativeconditions be slight or limited, for the reason that when the valve 17is suddenly closed an after-flow of the solution or fluid would resultif the chamberafforded any substantial degree of space or area after thevalve-is operated to shut oif further passage of the solution or fluidunder its inherent pressure to said outlet chamber 16. The desiredoperation is best efi'ect'ed by the preferred construction which isherein shown, in which the supplementary outlet chamber 16 is of conicalshape, converging upwardly, and the valve 17 is of corresponding conicalshape and adapted to entirely close the space area of the chamber. whenit is at the limit of its upward movement, and to open up only a slightchamber space between the walls ofthe chamber and the surface of thevalve when the latter is operated in the opening movement downwardly.

The conical valve is controlled by any suitable operating means, but inthe preferred construction its body has a bottom lateral flange, 18,adapted to bear upwardly against the topwall of the top portion of theinitial main chamber 14 and carrying at its top surface a cushion orgasket, 19, to cffecta tight-joint closure when the valve is at thelimit of its upward movement, the valve body being carried by a stem,20, extending upwardly through the tubular body of the cap-piece 2 and.slidably bearing in a bore, 21, in the body of the latter just above thesupplementary outlet chamber 16, and a tubular chamber, 22, beingprovided above said bearing 21 and housing a coiled spring, 23,surrounding the valve stem and operative to hold the valve up innormally closed position. At the base of the spring chamber 22, acushion or packing, 24, is provided beneath the spring, to eifect atight closure at the stem-bearing 21, and above the s 'ring the valvestem carries a fixed latcra flange or disc, 25; operative to depress thespring when the valve stem is operated downwardly as a plan er, thepreferred convcnient Lunger operation of said valve stem being 0 ectedby an extension of the stem through a guide bearing, 26, in a removableplug, 27, forming a closure for the spring chamber 22, at the top of thecap-piece 2, the extermllly-projective end, 28, of said extension beingadapted to be readily depressed by the thumb or finger. The outletcontrol in the special class of devices here referred to re ours but adelicate or slight movement, and the operation of the Small valve, 16,may be effected by any other suitable or convenient constructionalmeans.

An outlet nozzle, 29, extends laterally from the tubular body of thecap-piece 2 and consists of a tube of desired length having alongitudinal bore, 30, communicating with the supplementary outletchamber 16 at a point in the wall thereof which Will be coincident withthe closure surface of the valve 17, as indicated at 31, the bore beingpreferably of small or minute diameter relative to tie small-areachamber 16 for cooperation therewith in precluding an afterfiow ashereinbefore mentioned. The tubular outlet nozzle is preferablydetachable in its connection with the cap-piece 2 and constituted ofplural sections separably connected by a threaded joint, as at 32, orother suitable constructional means. At its outer end, said nozzle isprovided with means for retarding the 'et of ii uid passing underpressure from t e outlet ore 30 and for deecting the jet and impartingtoit a spiral whirling motion and convert ng it into an atomized spray atthe point of ejection into the outer air. Said conversion and deflectingand retarding means, in the preferred construction as herein shown,comprises a blockartition, 33, having its inner face abutting t is outerend of the nozzle-tube 2t) immediately in front of the bore thereof andof large or increased diameter with relation to said hole, the partitionbein seated and retained in position by a terminal thimble, 34, mounteddetachably upon the outer end of the nozzle-tube by a threadedconnection, as at 35. or otherwise, and havin an internal shoulder, 36,hearing against tile peripheral edge of the outer face of theblock-partititgi. The block-partition is thus interposed between thebore of the nozzle member 29 and the terminal chamber- 40 of the nozzle,and in its inner face which abuts the end of the nozzle tube it isprovided with a spiral channet, 37, extending from an inlet end, 38, atthe center or axis of the partition and intersecting the end of thenozzle-tube bore 30, to an outlet orifice, 39, formed by a channelthrough the partition-block and terminating at the outer face thereofadjacent its periphery. The channel 37 thus forms a gradually wideninspiral from the centered inlet orifice 38 to t e peripherally-locatedoutlet orifice 39, and in the preferred construction as described thelongitudinal extent of the gradually-widening spiral is located in thesame plane transversely of the body of the nozzle and thus at true rightangle to the longitudinal nozzle-bore 30. The terminal thimble-end 34 ofthe nozzle has an interior chamber, 40, beyond the block-partition andpreferably of small ,area or dimension, the diameter of said chambertransversely of the nozzle member being substantially reater than thediameter of the bore 30 and c iannel 37 and intersecting the outletorifice 39 of the latter adjacent the circumferential plane of thechamber at the circular wall thereof, and in the outer wall of saidchamber, which s constituted by the end of the thimble 34, is formed asmall orifice, 41, centrally or axially of the circular chamber.

ln operation, the pressure jet entering from the relatively smallnozzle-bore 30 to the inlet orifice 38 of the interposed blockpartition33 is retarded by the spiral clumnel 37 of the partition and isdeflected and converted by the gradually-widening spiral into aspirally-rotating jet of high speed under pressure, which passes fromthe outlet orifice 39 of the conversion partition into the circularchamber 40 of the end-thimble 34, in which it passes forwardly at highspeed, in a spiral whirlin motion guided by the circular wall of saidchamber, and is ejected at the final terminal orifice 41 of thenozzle-tube into the outer air in a fine whirling atomized spray.

WVi'thin the generic scope of my present invention and improvements, intheir general character relating to the employment of a main permanententity embodying all the control mechanism for effecting the dischargeof a solution or fluid under inherent pressure action and co-operativein successive temporary connection with respective individual cartridgecontainers carrying the solution or fluid, any suitable and adaptedoutlet-nozzle means and valve control mechanism, and any desired andeffective relative construction for the operative attachmentsuccessively of the temporary cartridge containers in connection with"the permanent outlet-control entity, may boomployed in the practicalembodiment of the device or means for carrying-out the invention.

The cartridge containers for carrying the solution or fluid under theinherent pressure action of the combined gas are of a normallyhermetically-sealed construction, and are of comparatively inexpensivecharacter, as they are designed to be supplied commercially as carriersor packets res ectively containing a wide variety of meicinal orantiseptic solutions or other fluids as used in dental or medical orother practices or in personal use, and alternately or variably employedin connection with the permaagainst the conical base portion of thebottom chamber 14 of the member 1, under action of the bottom spring 8within the lat ter, and internally carrying valve means normallyoperative to hermetically seal the content of the reservoir body. Saidconical neck has a small outlet-orifice, 44, at its apex, and in thecommercial marketing of the cartridge containers a tubular temporarycap-closure, 45, is provided to cover and enclose said orificed neck andis first removed when the cartridge is applied to the permanent member 1for service.

A siphon action is afl'orded in the cartridge container by an outlettube, 46, depending longitudinally within the reservoir chamber of theclosed body 42 of the c011- tainer and terminating at its lower end ashort distance above the bottom thereof, said tube being open at bothits top and bottom ends and being mounted preferably by a threadedconnection, 47, between its top end and the wall of the base portion ofthe tubular neck 43.

The valve means of the cartridge con tainer preferably consists of aconical valve, 48, seating upwardly within and securely against thewallsof the conical top portion of the tubular neck 43, the valve beingnormally closed by action of a coiled spring, 49, interposed within theneck between the bottom of the valve body and the top of the siphon tube46. Said valve body is preferably of elastic or cushion material, asrubher, to effect a tight closure action, and to retain the elastic bodyagainst buckling or distortion it is provided with metallic or rigidplates, -51, respectively at its top and bottom surfaces and connectedrigidly by a rod or pin, 52, extending longitudinally through the valvebody. When the temporary cartridge container is in operative connectionwith the permanent outlet-control entity 1, the contents of thecartridge under inherent pressure action of the combined gas arehermetically sealed by the cartridge valve 48, and in the dischargeoperation said valve is actuated by downward pressure exerted by a smallpin, 53, extending from the bottom of the valve 17 of thecap-piecemember 2 and projective through the orifice 44 of the neck 43 of thecartridge container to contact with the valve 48.

From the foregoing general description, the operation and advantages ofmy invention will be readily understood. The cartridges embodycomparatively few mechanical features and can be inexpensivelymanufactured in their entirety, the tubular body elements being adaptedto be produced simply from drawn metal, and they thus all'ord acouunercial container analogous to a packet. or bottle in which variousmedicaments or antiscptics or fluids can be supplied and marketed inconditions of inherent pressure under the action of combined carbonicacid gas and used as desired in connection with the permanentoutlet-control means.

I do not desire to be understood as limit-' ing myself to the detailfeatures of construction and arrangement as herein illustrated anddescribed, as it is manifest that modifications and variations thereinmay be resorted to in the adaptation of the construction to varyingconditions of use, without departing from the spirit and scope of myinvention and improvements. I therefore reserve the right to all suchvariations and modifications as properly fall within the scope of myinvention and the terms of the following claims.

Having thus described my invention, I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent:

1. In means for applying liquid medicaments under pressure action, apermanent outlet-control member constituting a separate and detachableentity for effecting a spraying action and comprising a tubular bodyhaving an internal chamber, a spray nozzle in communication with saidchamber,

a controlling valve operative in said CllflIYlher, and means foroperating said valve, said permanent entity member having means foroperative attachment in temporary connection with a separate anddetachable normally hermetical y-sealed cartridge container carrying aliquid medicinal solution or fluid under the inherent pressure action ofa combined gas and means extending from its internal chamber for seatingthe outlet terminal end of the cartridgecontainer with itshermetically-scaled outlet-orifice in operative relation to saidvalve-controlled chamber, and means for controlling the outlet.discharge from the normally hernietically-scaled outletoriticc of thecart ridge container, whereby said permanent outlet-control member isadapted for successive ten'iporary operative employment in conjunctionwith various attachable and detachable normally hermetically-sealedcartridge containers.

2. In means for applying liquid medicaments under pressure action, apermanent outlet-control member constituting a separate and detachableentity for efie'ctin a] 6 a controlling valve operative in said chamber,and means for operating; said valve, said permanent entity member avingmeans for operative attachment in temporary connection with a separateand detachable normally hermetically-sealed cartridge container,carrying a liquid medicinal solution or fluid under the inherentpressure action of a combined as and means extending from its internal camber for seating the outlet terminal end of the cartridge containerwith its hermetically-sealed outlet-orifice in operative relation tosaid valve-controlled chamber, and su plementary means carried by thecontrol, va ve of said permanent entity member and operative to controlthe outlet discharge 7 from the normally hermetically-sealed outletorifice of the cartridge container, whereby said permanentoutlet-control member is adapted for successive temporary operative.employment in conjunction with VBJ'IOUS' attachable and detachablenormally her metically-sealed vcartridge containers. 3. In means forapplying liquid medicaments under pressure action, a permanentoutlet-control member constituting a separate and detachable entity foreffecting a spra ing action and comprising a tubular b0 y having aconical internal chamber, a, spray nozzle in lateral communication withsaid chamber, a conical controlling valve conformin to and seated insaid chamber, means %or operating said valve, and a supplementarychamber opening to said comcal chamber, said permanent'entity memberhaving means for operative attachment in temporary connection with aseparate and detachable normally hermetically-sealed cartridge containercarrying a liquid medicinal solution or fluid under the inherentpressure action of a combined gas and means extending from its saidsupplementary internal chamber for seating the outlet terminal end ofthe cartridge container with its hermetically-sealed outlet-orifice in 0erative relation to said'supplementary c amber, and means forcontrolling the outlet discharge from the normally hermeticallysealedoutlet-orifice of the cartridge container, whereby said permanentoutlet-control member is adapted for successive -temporary operativeemplo ent iii conjunction ,with varlous attachable anddetachablenormally tainers.

4. In means for applying liquid medicahermetically-sealed cartridgeconments under pressure action, a permanent outlet-control memberconstituting a separrate and detachable entity for effecting a sprayingaction andcomprising a tubular body having an internal chamber, a sprayamuse Q extendm charge from the norma nozzle in communication with saidchamber, i

a controlling valve operative in said chamber, and meansiorfoperating'saidvalve, a supplementary bodylor-casing for tem 'rarilycarrying a separateand detacha 1e normally hermetically-sealed cartridgecontainer carrying a liquid medicinal solution orzfiu d' under theinherent pressure action of a combined gas means for the detachableconnection of sai tubular body as a cappiece for said supplementarycasing means from said internal v ve-oontrolled c amber for seating theoutlet terminal end of the cartridge container with itshermetically-sealed outlet-orifice in o 'erative relation to saidvalve-controlled c amber, and means for controllin the outlet dischargefrom the. norma y hermetically-v sealed. outlet-orifice of the cartrid econtamer, wherebysaid permanent ou et-control member is adapted forsuccesive temporary operative employment in con'un'ction with variousattachable and detacha le normally hermetically-sealed cartridge-containers. 5; In means for applying liquid medica-. ments under.pressure action, a permanent outlet-control member oonstitutingaseparate and detachable entity for eifecting a'spra 1ng action andcomprising a :tubular bo y having an internal c amber, a spray nozzle 1ncommunication with said chamber, a controlling yalve operative in saidchamber, and means for operating said valve, a supplementary body orcasing for temporarilycarrying a separate and detachable normallyhermetically-sealed cartrid e container carrymg a liquid medicinalsolution or fluid under the inherent pressure action of a combined gas,means for the detachable connection of sa d'tubular body, comprising a.cap-piece for said supplementary casing, said cap-piece member having aseat constituting an extension from its valve-controlled chamber andadapted to receive a corresponding outlet terminal end of the cartridgecontainer with its hermetically-sealed outlet-orifice in oper ativerelation to said valve-controlled chamber, means for controllin yhermeticallysealed outlet-orifice of the cartridge contamer, and meanscarried b said sup lementary casing for forcing t e norma y her--metlcally-sealed outlet-orifice end of the enclosed cartridge containerto said seat, whereby said permanent outlet-control member is adaptedfor successive temporary operative employment in conjunction withvarious attachable and detachable normally hermetically-sealed'cartridge containers.

6. In means for applying liquid medicaments under pressure actlon, a ca-piece member comprising a tubular body having an internal chamber,valve means controlling the discharge fromvsaid chamber, said captheoutlet dishavingfits norm let-orifice in operative relation to saidcham-. ber and a discharge tube in communication the container andconvert the discharge into.

wit said chamber and operative to check the mally hermetically-sealedoutlet-orifice of a jet, said discharge tube having interposedintermediately of the inlet and outlet ends of its bore means operativein a simultaneous action to retard the jet in its passage from thecontainer under the pressure action of the combined gas and convert saidretarde'djet of the-com ined solution at the point of ejection intothe'outer, air by pressure action of 'the gas, into a carbonated spray.7.

tubular bod having'an internal chamber, a

spray nozz e in communication with said chamber, valve means-controllingthe d1s-- charge from said "chamber, and a sup le-. mentary chamberopening to said va ve- 'controlled chamber and having at its base a seatrecessconforming to and adapted to I receive the corresponding'outletneck ,of a

container, said cap-piece entity having means for operative attachmentin tempo- I rary connection with a separate and detachsable normallyhermetically-sealed container I {.fcarryin a liquid medicinalsolution-or fluid.

under t e inherent pressure action of a combined gas and conforming atits normally hermetically-sealed outlet-orifice end to said plementarychamber.

8. In means of the class. described, a cappiecemember comprising as anentit a tubular body having an internal cham er, a spray nozzle incommunication with said chamber, valve means controlling thedisseat-recess :inthe base portion of the supcharge from said'chamber,and a supplementary chamber opening to saidvalvecontrolled chamber andhaving at its base a seat portion'conforming to and adaptedto .receivethe corresponding outlet neck of a container, said cap-piece entityhaving means for operativeattachment in tempo rary connection with; ablenormally hermet -sealed container carryin a liquid medicinal solution orfluid under t e inherent pressure action of a combined as and conformingat its normally hermetically-sealed outlet-orifice neck to said baseseat portion of the supplementary chamber, and said control-valve ofsaid cappiece member havin means operative in said supplementary c amberfor operatively .cap-piece,'.. I l v a w y l '10. In meansforapplyingfluids underv v In means of the-elass' described, 'a cap---piece member; comprising as an. entity a a separate and detach-\ ical 9.In means for applying ;-fluids underpressure action, a ca precefmembercomprising a tubular .bo y having an internal.

valve-controlled chamber and a spray nozzle i'n communicatlon with saidcham er, in combination with a casing body for carrying I a separateand; detachable normally'hermetivolume of flow under pressure from thenorcally-sealed'cartridge container, and means forv the operativeattachment of said cappiece 111. temporary connection with saidcasingbody, whereby the cap piece and easing tion to saidvalve-controlled chamber of the pressure action, aea p1ece membercomprising a tubular bo y having an internal combination'with a casingbody for carryinga separate and removable normally hermetically-sealedcartridge container, and means for the operative attachment of saidcap-piece in temporary connection with said' casing body, whereby thecap-piece and. leasing body may be detachably separated for theinsertion or removal of the separate cartridge containers, saidcap-piece having aseat-recess constituting an extension from .itsvalve-controlled chamber and adapted to receive a corresponding outletterminal end of the cartrid e container with its hermeticallysealed outet-orifice in operative relation to said valve-controlled chamber, andsaid casing-body having means for retaining said outlet terminal end ofthe normally hermetioally-sealed cartridge container in the seat-recessof said cap-piece.

' 11. In means for applying fluids under pressure action, a cap-piecemember comprising a tubular body having an internal chamber, acontrolling 1 valve operative in said chamber, and aspray nozzle incommunication with said chamber, in combination with a casing body forcarrying a separate and removable normally hermetically-sealedcartridg'econt'ainer, and means for the operative attachment of saidcappiece in temporary connection with said casing body, whereby thecap-piece and casing body maybe detachably separated for the insertionor'removal of the separate eartridge containers, said valve of thecappiece carrying means operative to control the outlet discharge fromthe normally hermetically-sealed outlet-orifice of the cartridgecontainer.

12.\In means for applying liquid medicamcnts under inherent pressureaction, an outlet-control member constituting an entity and carrying allthe means for efl'ecting the discharge and application of the desiredsolution or fluid, in combination with a separate and removable normallyhermeticallyscaled cartridge container carrying a liquid medicinalsolution'or fluid under the inherent pressure action of a combined gas,and means for the temporary attachable connection of thehermetically-sealed cartridge container with the outlet-control entitymember under operative conditions in which the normallyhermetically-sealed outlet-orifice of the hermetically-sealed cartridgecontainer is operated by action of the outlet-control means of thepermanent entity member, whereby various attachable and detachablenormally hermeticallysealed cartridge containers may be successively andtemporarily employed in connection with said permanent member andoperated thereby.

13. In means for applying liquid medicaments under inherent pressureaction, an outlet-control member constituting an entity and carrying allthe means for effecting the discharge and application of the desiredsolution or fluid, in combination with a normally hermetically-sealedcartridge container carrying a liquid medicinal solution or fluid underthe inherent pressure action of a combined gas and having avalvecontrolled outlet, and means for the temporary attachableconnection ofthe hermetically-sealed cartridge container with theoutlet-control entity member and with its valvecontrolled outlet seatedhermetically with relation thereto under operative conditions in whichthe valve means controlling the outlet of the hermetically-sealedcartridge containers is operated by action of the outletcontrol means ofthe permanent entity member, whereby various cartridge containers may besuccessively and temporarily employed in connection with said permanentmember and operated thereby.

14. In means of the class described, a temporary normallyhermetically-sealed cartridge container carrying a liquid medicinalsolution or fluid under the inherent pressure action of a combined gasand having a normally hermetically-sealed outlet orifice and means forcontrolling the normally-closed action thereof, said outlet being sopositioned that it will open to the chamber of an attachablepermanently-usable outlet-control entity device having means foractuating the control means of said cartridge outlet and directing thedischarge therefrom, and means for effecting the hermetically-sealedoperative temporary connection of said separate and detachable cartridgecontainer with the permanent outlet-control device.

In testimony whereof I have signed the foregoing specifications.

LEWIS KEMPTON MOBLEY.

